Master Chrome on Herman Avenue in the Gordon Square neighborhood is about to be demolished

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Master Chrome coming down, cleaning up

Ken Prendergast / March 4, 2026

Fencing went up yesterday around the former site of Master Chrome, a polluted brownfield industry, 5709 Herman Ave., in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. And in the next month or two, its vine-covered building is coming down. After that, any contaminated materials and soil will be removed. Then the property’s future will be decided.

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